مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - SPEAKING ANXIETIES OF PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Abstract :

Human beings constantly communicate with each other throughout their lives and one of the most important communication tools is the ability to speak. Teachers with speaking anxieties might suffer from an inability to adequately express themselves and their ideas. To that end, the aim of this study is to identify speaking anxieties of prospective elemantary school teachers. The study adopts a descriptive approach and the sample consists of 239 prospective elementary school teachers who study at a public university in Istanbul. The data is collected through “Speaking Anxiety Scale for Prospective Teachers” developed by Kınay and Özkan (2014). This 40-item scale consists of the following three sub-scales; ‘Psychological State’, ‘Physiological Symptoms’ and ‘Anxiety Concerning Skill’. The data is analyzed with SPSS 16.0 through independent sample t- test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). According to findings, prospective teachers report relatively low levels of speaking anxiety. The total and sub-scale mean scores do not change according to gender. However, there are significant variations among groups based on grade. The study concludes that higher grade students have relatively lower levels of speaking anxiety.